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To: Lazlo in PA
It's generally alleged that he's a big spender—which the record shows he indeed is. Particularly his more recent record in Congress.

Also when Santorum says stuff like this, it sounds an awful lot like socialism:
"This whole idea of personal autonomy, well I don’t think most conservatives hold that point of view. Some do. They have this idea that people should be left alone, be able to do whatever they want to do, government should keep our taxes down and keep our regulations low, that we shouldn’t get involved in the bedroom, we shouldn’t get involved in cultural issues. You know, people should do whatever they want. Well, that is not how traditional conservatives view the world and I think most conservatives understand that individuals can’t go it alone." [source]

"What was my vision? I came to the uncomfortable realization that conservatives were not only reluctant to spend government dollars on the poor, they hadn’t even thought much about what might work better. I often describe my conservative colleagues during this time as simply ‘cheap liberals.’ My own economically modest personal background and my faith had taught me to care for those who are less fortunate, but I too had not yet given much thought to the proper role of government in this mission." –Rick Santorum, p. IX It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good (2005)

"I suspect some will dismiss my ideas as just an extended version of ‘compassionate conservatism.’ Some will reject what I have said as a kind of ‘Big Government Conservatism.’ Some will say that what I’ve tried to argue isn’t conservatism at all. But I believe what I’ve been presenting is the genuine conservatism our Founders envisioned. One that fosters the opportunity for all Americans to live as we are called to live, in selfless families that contribute to the general welfare, the common good." –Rick Santorum, p. 421 It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good (2005)

28 posted on 03/13/2012 9:47:49 PM PDT by Utmost Certainty (Our Enemy, the State | Gingrich 2012)
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To: Utmost Certainty
...it sounds an awful lot like socialism:

Baloney. He is slapping down the Ron Paul Libertarians with their near Anarchical view of life. He is one of the few Conservatives around who is willing to make a distinction between the two different ideologies.

30 posted on 03/13/2012 10:03:02 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: Utmost Certainty

Then Romney it is I guess, whatever else can we do?

These circular firing squads must stop, any thinking person here knew how this was going to go down. Crying now about what might have been serves no purpose.


34 posted on 03/13/2012 10:18:19 PM PDT by itsahoot (Tag lines are a waste of bandwidth, as are my comments.)
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